Pocket-billiard-table gully.



T. R. TREIBER..

POCKET BILLIARD TABLE. GULLY. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1. 916.

Patented Ailg. 21, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

T. R. TREIBER.

POCKET BILLIARD TABL-E GULLY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I. HHS- Patented Au 21, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEEI 2.

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THEODORE B. TREIBER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO THEBRUN-SWICK-BALKE- COLLENDER COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATIONOF DELAWARE.

POCKET-BILLIABD-TABLE GUIJLY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A11 21, 1917.

Application filed November 1, 1916. Serial No. 128,902.

7 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE It. TRELBER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPocket-Billiard-Table Gullies, of which the following is aspecification. I a

This invention relates to gullies for pocket billiard tables and has forits primary object the provision of a gully of simple and substantialskeleton metal construction. A further object of my invention is theprovision of means for securing cushionsof rubber or other suitablematerial in position I to support the balls as they pass through thegully and for adjusting the cushions laterally of the gully whereby thespeed with which the balls move is regulated and controlled. v

A still further object of my. invention is the provision of a method ofinserting'rubber cushions in the holders therefor whereby theinsertionof the cushions is facilitated and they are securely held inoperative posi- Other objects and advantages of my invention will beapparent as it is better understood by reference to the followingspecification when read in connection with the accompanying drawing,illustrating the preferred embodiment thereof, in which tea main Figure1 is a plan view of agully applied to the supporting frame of a table;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section through the gully;

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective illustrating the method of inserting therubber cushions and Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in elevation of the meansfor receiving and retaining "the balls as they are delivered from thegully.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a frame of suitable constructionforming a part of the structure of the table from which the gully issupported. The gully comprises a main portion 2 and branches 3, 4, 5, 6,7 and 8 leading to the respective pockets which may be of any suitableconstruction and adapted to deliver balls to the respective branches.Adjacent the delivery end the gully 2 is directed toward one side of thetable and delivers the balls to a U-shaped runway 9 adjacent the end ofwhich a mem ber 10 (Fig. 4) is pivotally mounted. The

member 10 is adapted to engage the foremost ball to prevent furthermovement thereof along the runway and is provided with an operatingmember 11 whereby it may be tilted to permit balls to pass. A

Fig. 2 of metal plates 13 bentvas indicated and connected at intervalsby transverse members 14. Angles '15 are secured preferably byspot-welding to the members 13 adjacent the flanges 16 thereon to formchannels in which the cushions 17 of rubber or other suitable materialare inserted forming guiding rails for the balls. Angles 18 are securedpreferably by spot-welding to the members 13 adjacent the flanges 19thereon to form channels in which the cushions 20 of rubber or othersuitable material are inserted forming supporting rails for the balls.

The members 13 and the angles 18 are slotted at 21 and are connected tothe transverse members 14 by bolts22. Thus the members 13 carrying theguiding and supporting rails 17 and 20 may be bodily moved toward andaway from each other. I have discovered that the distance between thesupporting rails 20 has a material effect upon the speed of movement ofthe balls in the gully and by the structure described it becomespossible to adjust the supporting rails 20 to regulate and control thespeed of movement of the balls. 1

The insertion of the cushions 17 and 20 in the channels is accomplishedby stretching the rubber so that its cross-sectional dimensions arecontracted and while in this condition inserting the cushions in thechan- From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have perfected agully for pocket billiard tables as well as a method of applying' rubbercushions thereto which present numerous advantages over structuresheretofore known in the art, more particularly thesimplicity andrelative inexpensiveness of the structure, the control of the speed ofmovement of the balls and the ease with which the rubber cushions aresecured in operative position without the necessity of crimping themetal or applying special fastening means to the rubber.

It will be apparentthat various changes may be made in the form,construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its materialadvantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferredembodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. In a pocket billiard table gully, the combination of supporting railsfor the balls, and means adjustably connecting said rails wherebv theymay be moved toward and from each other.

2111 a pocket billiard table gully, the combination of supporting railsfor the balls,- and transverse members adjustably connecting said railsat intervals along said gully.

3. In a pocket billiard table gully, the combination of metal memberssecured together forming rectangular channels rubber cushions in saidchannels, and means for adjustably connected a pair of said channels.

4:. In a pocket billiard table gully, the combination of a pair of metalchannels, rubber cushions in said channels, and transverse membersadjustably connecting said channels at intervals along said gully.

'5. In a pocket billiard table gully, the combination of flangedmembers,angles secured thereto forming channels, members connecting a pair ofsaid channels, and bolts adjustably securing said channels andconnecting members in assembled relation;

6. In a pocket billiard table gully, the combination of metal membersforming the sides and a portion ofthe' bottom thereof, inwardly directedflanges on said metal members adjacent the top of said gully, anglessecured to said metal members and 00- operating with said inwardlydirected flanges to form channels, cushions in said channels formingguide rails, upwardly di rected flanges on said metal members at thebottom of said gully, angles secured to said metal members andcooperating with said upwardly directed flanges to form channels,cushions in said channels forming supporting rails, and transversemembers connecting said metal members at intervals.

'7. In a pocket billiard table gully, the combination of metal membersforming the sides and a ortion of the bottom thereof, inwardly directedflanges on said metal members adjacent thetop of said gully, an-v glessecured to said metal members and cooperating with said inwardlydirecting flanges to form channels, cushions in said channels formingguide rails, upwardly directed flanges on said metal members at thebottom of said gully, angles secured tosaid metal members andcooperating with said upwardly directed flanges to form channels,cushions in said channels forming supporting rails, transverse membersconnecting said metal members at intervals, and means whereby said metalmembers may be bodily adjusted toward and from each other.

8. A pocket billiard table gully box comprising a U-shaped runway, amember pivotally mounted at one side of said runway adjacent thedelivery end thereof and eX- tending across said runway in'the path ofthe balls thereon, the upper end of said memher being heavier than thelowerwhereby it is biased by gravity to operative position, and a stopto limit downward movement of said upper end.

THEODORE R. TREIBER. WVitnesses:

WM. F. BELT, W. T. WVns'rERBERG.

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